Use Client's Time Zone
by drmikegreen · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 100+ installs across the portfolio →
Sets the default time zone for PHP scripts to that of the client.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “default time zone” and “time zone” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
48 health vs 58 average across 25,765 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 10.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,776 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1116 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14; the current branch is 6.8
4.4★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1116 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| client's time zone your tag | #6 | #10 | — |
| ramadan | #24 | #8 | 0 |
| default time zone your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| time zone your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “default time zone” and “time zone” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 239 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
3.1y ago
latest release · v1.3.2 · 13 Oct 2023
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 27 May 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Generosus3.1y ago
This is the ONLY plugin in WordPress’ repository capable of detecting and displaying a site visitor’s local time and time zone on the site’s frontend. Bonus: This plugin is compatible with WordPress 6.3.2 and PHP 8.3.0 (latest versions as of today). Note: If you’re having any issues using this plugin, please visit the plugin’s support forum for a solution. Kudos to the developer!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Saad Sheikh4.9y ago
Thank you for this useful plugin, it works fine on WP 5.8.2. Please keep it maintained.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alangrainger9.1y ago
Does exactly what it says.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ neosoft9.9y ago
Fine
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jeroendebeurs11.5y ago
Plugin sets a cookie with the timezone of the user, which you can read for your custom coding. Works great.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ drmikegreen11.7y ago
Contrary to the review by davywavy, the plugin works just as is described to work. This can be tested by changing the time on your computer to be in a time zone which is in a different day. E.g., if you live in New York, change the time zone on your computer to that of Sydney. You should see the information (in the case of the example at http://prayercentral.net/devotionals/a-word-for-today/) for the next day. (Check a site like http://www.timeanddate.com/ to be sure to get a time zone which is in a different day than the one normally set on your computer.)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ davywavy11.8y ago
Fake plugin, demo just shows a prayer for the day with no timezone info at all. Dont bother with it.
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,294 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "client's time zone" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-06 200+ → 100+ down after 23 days in tier
- 2025-11-13 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-12 200+ → 100+ down after 489 days in tier
- 2024-07-11 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-10 200+ → 300+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2024-06-30 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-06-27 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-06-24 300+ → 200+ down after 11 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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